Greg McKeown — The Art of Effortless Results, How to Take the Lighter Path, the Joys of Simplicity, and More | Brought to you by UCAN (http://ucan.co/tim), FreshBooks (http://freshbooks.com/tim), and Headspace (http://headspace.com/tim). Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2021/04/23/greg-mckeown-effortless/#more-55564 Greg McKeown (@GregoryMcKeown) is the author of the new book Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most and a previous book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, which hit The New York Times bestseller list and has sold more than a million copies. He is also a speaker and the host of the popular podcast What’s Essential. Greg has been covered by The New York Times, The New Yorker, Fast Company, Fortune, Politico, and Inc., has been interviewed by NPR, NBC, Fox, and The Steve Harvey Show, and is among the most popular bloggers for LinkedIn. He is also a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum. Originally from London, England, he now resides in California with his wife, Anna, and their four children. Please enjoy! SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/ Intro [00:00] Four words of Gandhi that neatly sum up Essentialism [06:22] How symbols helped Greg’s family through a profoundly difficult time [11:17] What prompted Greg to write his book Effortless [26:47] Effortless state, effortless action, and effortless results [37:56] On holding grudges and evening the score when we feel wronged by others [44:00] The three questions from Byron Katie’s The Work [1:02:20] What Greg suggests to those of us seeking to reclaim our energy [1:07:59] On gratitude [1:15:52] The star chart game Greg and his family have used to get through pandemic lockdown together [1:19:57] How Greg helped his son become an Eagle Scout by age 14 [1:24:08] Sometimes you’ve just got to start from zero [1:28:56] The tragedy of the Vasa and the problem of always redefining what “finished” should look like. [1:31:44] The difference between effortless action and effortless results? [1:35:58] Sometimes the right question to ask is “Who?” not “How?” [1:39:16] A powerful example of effortless, residual results [1:41:39] What does Greg’s editing process look like, and is there anything that got left on the cutting room floor that was particularly difficult to omit from the final book? [1:44:57] Greg shines a little more meaning on his previous answer to the billboard question. [1:47:19] Parting thoughts [1:51:00]